Down with ABA as well

[Kayla55]

As a parent I know understand stress to pay bills, want best for your child.

In my unprofessional opinion:
Highlight areas need attention, other speech maybe by age of 8 not going out in public so may intervene but in a gentle way. I like Mary Barbara's way of making going out fun, but sadness is doesn't always work. So we went to stay on my friends farm we were only there over holidays so about 6 weeks....but I feel relaxed farm and feeding chickens not just socialising was easing the transition....

Most part parents are being milked by all kind of specialists and ABA schools are not cheap either. I believe ABA suppresses child's emotions and while results may be desirable isn't good for your child to be dragged around and corrected all day, it's damaging.

The next time I see thread on aba research I may tell them off. Floor time therapy or RMI is more respect tful and in long run better. It's a step in right direction.

 

[Kayla55]

You were the very person entrusted to look after me when I couldnt.! I was reliant on you and you had so much power to influence my life.

When we touch something hot it burns, the nervous system. It is a built in defence, we all have our inside defence but with autistic children the defenses surrounding ones attachment disorder may differ. When you take away the voice of a person already battling to discuss emotions you have mute victim. Limiting the expression (non-verbal) as in not allowing tantrum or melt down or not listening before this is then removing any way of expression.
This is one example of how abuse destroys 'disabled' people more than typical. All sorts of disabled people are abused by old and still current society more often than you think.

 

[Kayla55]